UACES will be holding a 2-day conference, to reflect upon the impact of the Lisbon Treaty in key areas of institutional, political, economic and legal integration. Using funds competitively won from the European Commission's Lifelong Learning Programme, the conference will consist of Plenary...

At Angers, there will be a number of Research Sessions embedded within the conference programme which together, comprise the Research Conference. During each Session there will be a number of different Research Panels; as these panels will be held in parallel you will need to pick and choose...

At Edinburgh, there will be a number of Research Sessions embedded within the conference programme which together, comprise the Research Conference. During each Session there will be a number of different Research Panels; as these panels will be held in parallel you will need to pick and choose...

The speakers are: • Marta Aloi (GEP, University of Nottingham) • Giovanni Facchini (University of Illinois) • Timothy Hatton (University of Essex) • Tom Ivlevs (GEP, University of Nottingham) • Willi Kohler (Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen) • Sharun Mukand (Tufts University) •...

Topics: - Globalisation: Opportunity or Threat? - Trade and the Environment - Globalisation and Growth - Transforming China and India: Challenges and Opportunities - Practical exercise on International Trade

Panel I. Globalization and Domestic Conflict Panel II. Democracy and Globalization Panel III. Fairness and the Political Economy of Trade Panel IV. Domestic Political Economy of Globalization Panel V. Trade, Risk and the Demand for Social Insurance Panel VI. Some Public Economics of...

The conference will look at past and future enlargements of the EU. As well as research sessions, there will be three plenary sessions which will focus on the key themes of: Identity and Diversity Enlarging Europe Croatia, South Eastern Europe and the EU